Eastman-kodak Company

David S Bailey

John Texter

John L Pawlak

Ronald H White

Albert J Mura, Jr

Sundaram Krishnamurthy

Paul B Merkel

Charles E Romano, Jr

William R Schleigh

William J Begley

Stephen P Singer

Wayne A Bowman

David T Southby

Thomas R Welter

Richard L Parton

Pranab Bagchi

William Mey

Jared B Mooberry

Glenn T Pearce

Michael W Crawley

Thomas A Rosiek

Shari L Eiff

David J Giacherio

Vincent J Flow

Teh Hsuan Chen

Sundram Krishnamurthy

A photographic chrogenic and substantially dry dye-diffusion-transfer element is disclosed, wherein said element is activated by heat and comprises contacting dye-receiver and dye-donor layers and further comprises a layer which contains a thermal solvent according to formula (I)

Dye diffusion image separation systems with thermal solvents

A photographic element contains at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith a 5-pyrazolone photographic coupler represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein substituents X.sub.1, X.sub.2, Y, G.sub.1, G.sub.2, G.sub.3, Z, and R.sub.1 may be as specified in the specification; a, b, and c are individually integers form 0 to 3 provided that 'a' cannot be an integer which, combined with the selection of X.sub.1 and X.sub.2, allows the number of chloride substituents on the ring containing G.sub.1 to exceed 3; and the sum of the Hammett's sigma values for X.sub.1, X.sub.2, Y, G.sub.1, G.sub.2, and G.sub.3 is at least 1.3.

Photographic elements containing 2-equivalent pyrazolone couplers and

An aqueous-developable chromogenic photographic heat-transferable non-aqueous dye-diffusion-transfer photographic element is disclosed, wherein said element comprises radiation sensitive silver halide, a dye-providing compound that forms or releases a heat-transferable image dye upon reaction of said compound with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, a hydrophilic binder, and a thermal solvent for facilitating non-aqueous diffusion transfer according to formula (I) ##STR1## wherein AH is a hydrogen bond donating group with an aqueous pK.sub.a value for proton loss of greater than 6;

Hydrogen bond donating/accepting thermal solvents for image separation

Magenta image-dye couplers provide photographic elements and processes having superior photographic properties. The couplers are 3-anilino pyrazolone couplers having an aryl thio coupling-off group. The substituents of the coupler are specified to obtain advantageous properties.

3-anilino pyrazolone magenta couplers and process

An aqueous-developable photographic color diffusion transfer element comprising one and only one dimensionally stable support and one or more layers comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, thermal solvent for facilitating the thermal diffusion of dyes through a hydrophilic binder, a dye-releasing coupler, a dye-receiving layer intermediate said support and dye-releasing coupler containing layers, a stripping layer intermediate said dye-receiving layer and any layers containing silver halide or dye-releasing coupler, and hydrophilic binder, wherein said dye is heat diffusible in said binder and thermal solvent, wherein said dye-releasing coupler is of the structure

Heat image separation with phenolic thermal solvents and dye releasing

An aqueous-developable chromogenic photographic heat-transferable non-aqueous dye-diffusion-transfer photographic element is disclosed, wherein said element comprises radiation sensitive silver halide, a dye-providing compound that forms or releases a heat-transferable image dye upon reaction of said compound with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, a hydrophilic binder, and a thermal solvent for facilitating non-aqueous diffusion transfer according to formula (I) ##STR1## wherein AH is a hydrogen bond donating group with an aqueous pK.sub.a for proton loss of greater than 6; L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are each independently divalent linking groups consisting of groups of 1 to 12 atoms or are independently absent; m is 1, 2, or 3; Q comprises a group of 2 to 15 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of aromatic rings, alkyl chains, alkyl rings, or ring-chain combinations, optionally substituted with substituents, Z, consisting of alkyl groups or halogens; B is a hydrogen bond accepting group with an aqueous pK.sub.a for proton gain of less than 6; n is 1 or 2; the groups AH and B cannot hydrogen bond to form a ring of either 5 or 6 atoms; R is an alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; the calculated log of the octanol/water partition coefficient (clogP) is greater than 3 and less than 10.

Aliphatic hydroxyl hydrogen bond donating groups on thermal solvents for

An aqueous-developable chromogenic photographic heat-transferable non-aqueous dye-diffusion-transfer photographic element is disclosed, wherein said element comprises radiation sensitive silver halide, a dye-providing compound that forms or releases a heat-transferable image dye upon reaction of said compound with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, a hydrophilic binder, and a thermal solvent for facilitating non-aqueous diffusion transfer according to formula (I) ##STR1## wherein AH is a hydrogen bond donating group with an aqueous pK.sub.a for proton loss of greater than 6; L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 are each independently divalent linking groups consisting of groups of 1 to 12 atoms or are independently absent; m is 1,2, or 3; Q comprises a group of 2 to 15 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of aromatic rings, alkyl chains, alkyl rings, or ring-chain combinations, optionally substituted with substituents, Z, consisting of alkyl groups or halogens; B is a hydrogen bond accepting group with an aqueous pK.sub.a for proton gain of less than 6; n is 1 or 2; the groups AH and B cannot hydrogen bond to form a ring of either 5 or 6 atoms; R is an alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl group of from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; the calculated log of the octanol/water partition coefficient (clogP) is greater than 3 and less than 10.

Sulfamoyl hydrogen bond donating groups on thermal solvents for image

Hydrogen bond accepting groups on thermal solvents for image separation

The invention is directed to a process for forming a chromogenic photographic heat-transferable non-aqueous dye-diffusion-transfer photographic element comprising the steps of: providing, separately, a melt comprising a spectrally dye-sensitized silver halide emulsion and a dry diffusion transfer facilitating thermal solvent; mixing said spectrally dye sensitized silver halide emulsion melt and said dry diffusion transfer facilitating thermal solvent with a mixing means to create a mixed melt; providing a coating substrate; coating said mixed melt on said substrate to form a coated photographic element, wherein said coating takes place less than about 10 minutes after mixing. The heat-transferable photographic element thus formed has improved photographic sensitivity and increased sensitometric uniformity.

Process for the formation of heat image separation elements of improved

A process for forming an improved dye image in a heat-developable photographic dry dye-diffusion transfer element comprising the steps of:

Hydroxy benzamide thermal solvents

The invention discloses an aqueous-developable chromogenic photographic heat-transferable non-aqueous dye-diffusion-transfer photographic element comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, a dye-providing compound that forms or releases a heat-transferable, image dye upon reaction of said compound with the oxidation product of a primary amine developing agent, a hydrophilic binder, and a thermal solvent for facilitating non-aqueous diffusion transfer wherein said thermal solvent comprises a sugar group containing amphiphilic compound, said amphiphilic compound comprising from one to three independently constituted 3 to 22 carbon atom hydrophobic tail(s) with one or more attached hydrophilic mono or oligosaccaridic rings or chains such that the HLB value of the compound is less than about 13.

Surfactant dye-diffusion-transfer facilitating thermal solvents for

A process is disclosed for forming an improved dye image in an aqueous-developable photographic dry dye-diffusion transfer element comprising the steps of:

Thermal solvents for heat image separation processes

Photographic compound (A) capable, upon oxidative coupling, of forming a dye, comprises in the coupling position, a coupling-off group that comprises in sequence, a releasable benzotriazole group attached to a triazole, tetrazole, oxadiazole, thiaoxadiazole, or thiadiazole inhibitor group represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a, R.sub.b, R.sub.c R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and Q are as defined in the application. Such a compound (A) is useful in a photographic silver halide material and process to provide improved images.

Magenta development inhibitor releasing coupler

In accordance with this invention a diffusion transfer process is provided for forming a color photographic image comprising the steps of: (a) using an integral element comprising one and only one dimensionally stable layer comprising a coating support, and coated thereon in reactive association a mordant layer comprising a material which binds a diffusible dye, an imaging layer comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, a diffusible dye forming layer comprising a diffusible dye forming compound, and a barrier layer overlaying said diffusible dye forming layer, wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of reflection base and transparent base materials, wherein said diffusible dye forming layer is the same or different than said imaging layer, wherein said barrier layer comprises a polymer that allows the passage of solutions for processing said element when said element is contacted with an external processing bath, and wherein said barrier layer impedes the diffusion out of said element of the diffusible dye formed from said diffusible dye forming compound; (b) exposing said element to actinic radiation; (c) processing said element by contacting said element to an external bath containing compounds selected from the group consisting of conventional color developer compounds of the primary amine type, compounds which activate the release of incorporated color developers, and compounds which activate development by incorporated dye developers; (d) washing said element to remove compounds imbibed in step (c). In a preferred embodiment said integral element further comprises a stripping layer coated intermediate the mordant layer and dye forming layer. In another preferred embodiment said process further comprises the step of stripping said mordant and support from said diffusible dye forming layer.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

David S Bailey